Nita Whitaker Is Don LaFontaine’s Wife

Meet Nita Whitaker, a former beauty queen, actress and singer.Our hearts go out to Nita Whitaker, as her husband, “the king of voiceovers” Don LaFontaine, died yesterday from complications of a collapsed lung. Don was 68 years old and voiced over 5,000 movie trailers and 350,000 commercials.Nita Whitaker was born in Louisiana. It is unclear how old she is. Musical talent runs in her family, as her father was part of the Gospel group Spiritual Jubilee.

Nita is a former beauty queen, having won the Miss Louisiana contest in 1984. Shortly after her pageant run, she set her sights on a musical career and appeared on television’s hit talent competition, Star Search, where she was the Female Grand Champion.After her Star Search win, she appeared in a number of musical plays and released her own album in 1994. She released One Voice in 2002, but the album did not do as well as she had hoped. She was a backup singer for Stevie Wonder, Yolanda Adams and Faith Hill. Nita’s third album, Life Stories, was released in 2007 and received warm reviews.It’s not clear when Nita and Don LaFontaine married. She has two daughters, Skye and Elyse.

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Movie Voice Guy Don LaFontaine Passed Away

The legendary movie voice guy known as Don LaFontaine passed away on Monday at the age of 68. Entertainment Tonight is reporting that LaFontaine passed away of complications from Pneumothorax, a condition that is the result of a collapsed lung. Why am I writing this tribute to Don? Because even though you might not know it, Don is the voice that you recognize from nearly every last movie trailer and every last movie voiceover. He's got that deep, thrilling voice that you'll instantly recognize the moment you hear it. He may never have been seen in any actual movies, but to me, he has been and always will be the voice of movies and movie trailers. Don and his voice will most certainly never be forgotten.

Don is known as that "movie trailer guy" or "movie voice guy" or whatever you want to call him. From the first time I can remember watching movies, I remember hearing Don's voice. He's done so many voiceovers that it's almost pointless to count them, although the official number is upwards of 5,000 or more. Not only has he provided voiceovers, but he's written and produced films as well. This is one of the most tragic years for Hollywood with the loss of such iconic behind-the-scenes individuals like Stan Winston and now Don LaFontaine. Will anyone be able to ever replace him and his voice? "The man, the myth, the voiceover legend…" We leave you with a great video showing the story behind Don LaFontaine.

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